Grunge Valentine

While my DH and DD were out playing in our second snow of the year, I had some time in my craft room to make a Valentine card. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch and went a little grunge. ;)

I inked up a wood planks ef with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink before embossing a gray panel, then inked the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink. The wide horizontal strip is black cardstock with red Washi tape. For the tag, I started with white cs, then stamped three different Verve stamps in Versamark ink and embossed them in three different EP's. The black ep was my first experience with WOW ep. All I can say is WOW! That stuff is awesome! After embossing, I sponged Pumice Stone ink over the entire tag and edged it with Black Soot. The horizontal black fishtail banner is a strip of black cs that I completely embossed with the black WOW ep. Even IRL it looks like a strip of patent leather! The glitter hearts were cut with Verve dies, then I ran them through my Xyron and coated them with red glitter. They are popped up with CollAll 3-D glue. The main heart is a Spellbinders die cut, and the stamp is Tim Holtz. I colored the "14" with Copics, then spritzed the heart with red and white Dylusions Ink sprays. Finally, I sponged Black Soot around the edges of the heart.

The inside is fairly simple. I punched the top edge of a panel of gray cs with a Heartbeat MS punch, sponged Black Soot around the edges, backed it with a strip of cs that I embossed with red glitter ep, used a Flourishes stamp for the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment, and a Verve stamp for the XOXO sentiment, embossing the top half with red glitter ep. The little apostrophe heart is colored red now, but I forgot to do it before photographing. ;)

Wherever you are today, I hope you're warm and dry, and if you're in the middle of this freaky weather we're having here in the south, I hope you're home safe and sound!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Mojo Monday 332
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: We Love Stamps
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Have a Heart
613 Avenue Create Challenge #58: Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge #192: Feel the Love
Freshly Brewed Challenge February 2014: Choose Your Challenge (Photo Inspiration)

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Timeless Tuesday #258: "Wood" You Be Mine...

Time for more Timeless Tuesday goodness!









This week, my sweet friend, Katie, has a really fun challenge for us. She is challenging us to...

I used the Gerber Daisy set for my images, colored them with Copics and cut them with the coordinating Silhouette Cut File. The wings of the butterflies are lifted with CollAll 3D glue. The sentiment, stamped in Teal Zeal Memento Ink, is from the Chrysanthemum stamp set. I was going for a metallic look on the two ornate die cuts on either side of the image, but I'm not sure how well that comes across here. The wood texture on my card is on the panel behind the image. I've got another pic below.

The pic on the left shows the layers and dimension of the images, and the one on the right is the wood textured panel and "metal" embellies that I made using UTEE, before I put the image over it.

It's funny that I made a get well card for this week, since I've been feeling puny, myself! Thanks to everyone for the get well wishes from last week. I'm doing much better! :) The Get Well sentiment in this card is from the Sentimental Favorites stamp set.

Now then, "wood" you please join us in this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge? I sure hope so. And, remember, you don't have to use Flourishes stamps, but if you do, you get two ballots toward the weekly prize! You can find all the details for the challenge here. And, be sure to check out Flourishes' Gamblers Sale...it's up to 40% OFF--STOREWIDE!

Stop by the rest of the DT's blogs for inspiration and leave them a little blog love while you are there. ;)

• Allison Cope
• Cheryl Lea...that's me!
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Katie Sims

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create Challenge #58: Anything Goes
Verve Floral Fantasy February Diva Inspirations Hop
MFT Stamps Color Palette Challenge 2
Simon Says Monday Challenge: We Love Stamps

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Sweet!

I've picked up some kind of bug, and don't feel much like being on the computer, so I'll make this really short. ;)

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for the layout, and used dp from the Sweet Cakes 6x6 pad by Doodlebug Designs for my layers. The notebook paper is actually a Verve die cut from the Sweet Cakes pad. The diagonal strip is a piece of Washi tape on white cardstock. After stamping the image with Memento Tuxedo Black, I colored it with Copics. The hearts were cut with another Verve die, then heat embossed with Red glitter embossing powder. The image and hearts are all attached with Coll-All 3-D glue, so that the little leaves on the image could be supported and the hearts could be tilted on one side rather than just lying flat.

The hearts on the inside were die cut from the scraps from the front of the card. The cherry sentiment is from the same set as the image on the front, and the Valentine's Day sentiment is from a retired Hero Arts set. I sponged Spun Sugar Distress Ink inside the die before stamping.

And, that'll do it for me today!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a "cherry" day!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Mojo Monday 331 Sketch Challenge
613 Avenue Create Challenge #57: Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge #192: Feel the Love
Challenges 4 Everybody #38: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love Notes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Have a Heart

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Timeless Tuesday #257: Feel the Love

It's time for another Timeless Tuesday Challenge, but before I get to that, I have a couple other things to mention. First of all, be sure to check out Flourishes' Gamblers Sale. Everything is 30% off! If you love Flourishes stamps, now is the time to buy! Secondly, on a sad note, Jan Marie, the owner of Flourishes, is stepping down from Flourishes. I won't go into details, as you can read her letter here, but this is definitely a sad day for the stamping world. :(




Today's Timeless Tuesday Challenge is hosted by the fabulously talented Deborah, and with Valentine's Day just around the corner, she is challenging us to "Feel the Love," by creating a card that incorporates love and the color red.

I don't think any flower says love better than a red rose, so I used the Roses Are Red stamp set for my card.

I first cut it using the Roses Are Red Silhouette Cut File, then stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it using Copic markers. The "love you!" sentiment, which is part of a stamp from the Wild Roses stamp set, was heat embossed with red glitter embossing powder, and I used several stamps from the So Distressed stamp set to distress the dp. 

The Valentine's Day text is from the Roses Are Red stamp set, the leaves stamped in the corner are from the Wild Roses stamp set, and after coloring the itty bitty heart apostrophe with a red Copic, I used a tan Copic to scribble over the text.

Feeling the love yet? I hope so! Come play along! You don't have to use Flourishes stamps, but if you do, you get two ballots toward the weekly prize! You can find all the details for the challenge here.

Oh, and while you are feeling the love, be sure to leave some blog love for the DT. Their creations are going to leave you speechless! :)

• Allison Cope
• Cheryl Lea...that's me!
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Katie Sims

Thanks for stopping by, and have a "Love"-ly week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve January 2014 Week 3 Sketch Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love Notes
613 Avenue Create Challenge #57: Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody #38: Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef Challenge #14: Anything Goes

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Wishing You All the Best

I hope you had a good weekend! Friends stayed with me over the weekend, and we attended a stamp convention, so my weekend was fantastic!

UPDATE: This card was featured on the Viva la Verve Blog, here!

For the layout of this card, I used the Viva la Verve January 2014 Week 5 sketch, turned it on it's side. The image is a new-to-me Flourishes stamp, which I colored with Copics. You can't see it well in the pic, but I covered the mason jar with Glossy Accents for a glassy look. The sentiment is a Verve stamp. Lots of distressing, wonky sewing, velvet ribbon, and sequins finish it off, and, can you believe it...NO Distress Inks!

I did use a little Distress Ink on the inside of the card, however--Crushed Olive along the edges of the die cut, Worn Lipstick for the cup ring stains, and Peacock Feathers for the mason jar. I cut a couple of file tabs out of the scraps of dp from the front of the card, distressed the edges of them, then stapled one to the front of the rectangle die cut, and glued the other to the back. I tilted the panel just a little bit when I glued it in.

And, that'll do it for now. I'll be back with this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge in a few hours. Thanks for stopping in! :)

I'm entering this card in these challenges:
Viva la Verve January 2014 Week 5 Challenge

613 Avenue Create Challenge #57: Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody #38: Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef Challenge #14: Anything Goes

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